

European Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew has caught with a star pairing from Gleneagles because the Saturday morning foursomes had been introduced.
France’s Celine Boutier and England’s Georgia Corridor, who went undefeated in Scotland in 2019, are collectively once more and can face Ally Ewing and Megan Khang within the second match.
Matthew mentioned: “I’ve been pondering of potential pairings and clearly Celine and Georgia did so nicely at Gleneagles. That was an apparent one which we had been going to definitely attempt to put out once more this time.”
Two rookies will make their Solheim Cup debuts on Saturday with Finland’s Matilda Castren and Eire’s Leona Maguire each getting their first style of the competitors.
Having the honour of kicking off the morning session shall be Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist alongside Castren, as they go up in opposition to Danielle Kang and Austin Ernst. Nordqvist comes into the 2021 Solheim Cup contemporary off the again of her AIG Girls’s Open victory whereas Castren has triumphed on the LPGA Tour and LET in current months.
“With Anna coming off her victory on the AIG Girls’s Open, she is champing on the bit, she is tremendous assured, and we needed her to guide the crew out. Matilda has been enjoying rather well successful on each Excursions. I believe that’s a extremely robust pairing and we’ve nice confidence in her,” defined Matthew.
One other European rookie who is about to make their mark is Maguire, who shall be enjoying alongside Mel Reid, and the duo will battle it out in opposition to sisters Nelly and Jessica Korda.
The ultimate pairing for Europe sees Charley Hull, who’s making her fifth consecutive Solheim Cup look, play with 2020 Race to Costa del Sol champion Emily Kristine Pedersen and they’ll face Lexi Thompson and Brittany Altomare.
“Leona is one other participant on our crew who has been enjoying rather well on the LPGA. She simply reallt trots outcomes out each week and we’ve each confidence in them to maintain going out and doing what they’ve been doing week in, week out on Tour,” mentioned the European captain.
“We’ve a powerful crew, however we’re definitely not underestimating the Individuals. They’ve an awesome crew as nicely, it’s a really robust crew and on house soil. We’re assured with our crew, however we all know we’re going to have an actual struggle on our fingers.”
SATURDAY FOURSOMES PAIRINGS (US EASTERN TIME, -5 HOURS UK)
7:35 a.m. – Anna Nordqvist and Matilda Castren (EUR) vs. Danielle Kang and Austin Ernst (USA)
7:47 a.m. – Celine Boutier and Georgia Corridor (EUR) vs. Ally Ewing and Megan Khang (USA)
7:59 a.m. – Mel Reid and Leona Maguire (EUR) vs. Nelly Korda and Jessica Korda (USA)
8:11 a.m. – Charley Hull and Emily Kristine Pedersen (EUR) vs. Lexi Thompson and Brittany Altomare (USA)
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